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El Gran Capitán

When, in the early 1930s, Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina offered the Paraguayan captain
Aurelio González a lucrative deal he declined. Instead, he took a break from football in order to fight for his country in The Chaco War (against Bolivia). In the preceding years González had won 3 consecutive championships with Club Olimpia (1927, 1928 &1929). He led Paraguay in the 1929 South American Championship of Nations, where he was the tournament top scorer with 5 goals (2 vs Uruguay and 3 vs Peru).González also played in both of Paraguay's matches at the 1930 World Cup.In later life he coached Club Olimpia and the Paraguay national team.